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6 months in job any legal rights

pinkjaney
pinkjaney Posts: 203 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
Have been in my job just over 6 months delivering goods, myself and one other have been accused of accepting £5 from a customer (very old lady who was very confused) we did'nt before you ask. We were interviewed separtly and suspended. Have our disceplinary meeting next week but think we are going to get the sack ( a couple of months ago we were told two of the drivers would be sacked). Do we have any rights at all as we have not been there that long
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  • steve1980
    steve1980 Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    No. Simple answer. Also check your spelling before posting!
    Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!
  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 6 March 2011 at 2:30AM
    Unfortunately as you have less than one years service you have no protection against unfair dismissal.

    Edited to correct mistake
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
  • no-oneknowsme
    no-oneknowsme Posts: 1,955 Forumite
    steve1980 wrote: »
    No. Simple answer. Also check your spelling before posting!


    Oh here come the spelling police again!
    The loopy one has gone :j
  • no-oneknowsme
    no-oneknowsme Posts: 1,955 Forumite
    zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »
    Unfortunately as you have less than two years service you have no protection against unfair dismissal.


    Has it now changed to two years LazyDaisy?:eek:
    The loopy one has gone :j
  • ohreally
    ohreally Posts: 7,525 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 6 March 2011 at 12:44AM
    http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1436/article/3/made

    http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/section/108
    Don’t be a can’t, be a can.
  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    no-oneknowsme wrote: »
    Has it now changed to two years LazyDaisy?:eek:


    No it hasn't! It is still 12 month's service - I just had a momentary lapse of mental faculties! Sorry! :o
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
  • no-oneknowsme
    no-oneknowsme Posts: 1,955 Forumite
    zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »
    No it hasn't! It is still 12 month's service - I just had a momentary lapse of mental faculties! Sorry! :o


    If im remembering correctly , I think I read somewhere that it was being considered to extend the period to two years before an employee had protection against unfair dismissal .

    I thought maybe it had been changed already.
    The loopy one has gone :j
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    steve1980 wrote: »
    No. Simple answer. Also check your spelling before posting!


    oh please, the OP is aksing a question, i dont think the spelling was on her mind at the time
  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    no-oneknowsme wrote: »
    If im remembering correctly , I think I read somewhere that it was being considered to extend the period to two years before an employee had protection against unfair dismissal.

    Yes you are right. That is one of the things that the current government is proposing.

    Although I'm not sure how they see it working given that it used to be two years but was changed to one year following an extensive challenge to the ECJ. The 2 yr rule was held to unlawfully discriminate against female employees who statistically have far less chance of staying in employment for two years compared to their male counterparts.

    Of course that was the 1990's and statistics may be more equal now... but with the current economic situation, I somehow doubt it.

    (Apologies for being a geek ;) )
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
  • no-oneknowsme
    no-oneknowsme Posts: 1,955 Forumite
    zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »
    (Apologies for being a geek ;) )


    Dont apologise LazyDaisy....its just as well this site has "geeks" such as yourself , your knowledge always helps someone.
    The loopy one has gone :j
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